Food service inspections for June 19-26

In the inspection reports, each violation in the Food Temperature/Time Requirements category is 5 demerits; in the Personnel/Handling/Source Requirements category, 4 demerits; and in the Facility and Equipment Requirements, 3 demerits. Zero is a perfect score, while 100 demerits is the worst possible score.

Each Wednesday, the Advocate publishes inspection results from the previous week. All demerits are reported, but only those in the categories of Food Temperature/Time Requirements and Personnel/Handling/Source Requirements are detailed.

Taqueria Las Fuentes, 9345 Farm-to-Market Road 1593, Lolita. Demerits: 28. Wash hands between foods, raw and ready-to-eat. Employee wore the same gloves the entire time of the inspection. Wash hands between handling raw meat and ready-to-eat lettuce. Date-label prepared food. Paper towels and a lid were in the hand sink. Keep the hand sink clear. Need soap at the hand sink. Use a licensed pest control only. Need accurate thermometers. Four facility or equipment violations.

The Fire Pit, 338 Nursery Road, Nursery. Demerits: 27. Improper cold-hold temperature. Wash hands upon entering the mobile unit. Use gloves when handling onions and pickles. Date-label food with a seven-day use-by date. Hot water not working. Need a water sample. Refrigerator not holding at 41 degrees. Address problem with flies. Wash, rinse and sanitize dishes in the mobile unit. Permit has been suspended for the above violations. Health department will return to reopen mobile unit when violations have been corrected. Three facility or equipment violations.

Circle R Drive-In, 8945 Farm-to-Market Road 1593, Lolita. Demerits: 17. Remove the bucket of ice being kept in the ice machine. Keep time on food in warmer if not holding at 135 degrees. Need soap and paper towels at the hand sink, restroom and back sink. Clean the ice machine. Permit needs to be visible. There was a change of ownership. Employees must use hair restraints. Three facility or equipment violations.